iFixit - Active Questions With Device "Storage"

Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT: Mi è caduto l'hard disk esterno, non funziona più!

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:55:16 -0700

qualche mese fa, mi è caduto dalle mani mentre lo riponevo in un cassetto, l'hard disk esterno wd elements, e ora quando lo collego al pc, fa qualche rumore meccanico e un bip sonoro, e non si apre più la cartella, il pc non lo legge.
Ho portato l'hard disk in un negozio di riparazione, ma mi ha chiesto 1000 euro con apertura dell'hard disk in camera bianca, con la possibilità di recupero dati con una parcentuale del 30%. Per ora l'ho riportato a casa, c'è qualcosa che posso fare io, trovare pezzi sostitutivi e montarli, oppure sapete se c'è quale azienda che li fa a meno prezzo, ecc... cosa devo fare?

⟐ Answered gennaio 04, 2025 at 10:55 GMT-7

External Storage: come posso sistemare un hard disk esterno?

Fri, 26 May 2023 01:23:45 -0700

ho un hard disk esterno Toshiba che il PC non riconosce

⟐ Commented maggio 26, 2023 at 1:23 GMT-7

Toshiba External HDD: HD pieno di foto non lo vede il pc

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:19:45 -0700

HD toshiba esterno pieno di colpo non viene più riconosciuto dal PC

⟐ Answer edited gennaio 31, 2022 at 8:19 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: utility disco non riesce a formattare

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 15:47:46 -0700

Ho un disco interno ssd Crucial che usavo nel mio iMac e che da qualche tempo usavo come disco esterno collegato con un adattatore Usb 3 Sabrent. Il disco ha sempre funzionato sia fuori che dentro ma quando ho provato a collegarlo ad un iPad Air 3 attraverso l’adattatore Lightning usb-3, il disco, dopo essere comparso per un attimo su File di iPad, è scomparso. Da allora non riesco più a montarlo sul Finder di nessun mac. Utility disco riesce a vederlo ancora ma se cerco di formattarlo il processo si blocca mentre crea la mappa di partizioni, pare sia impossibile attivarlo. Ho provato anche con Disk Warrior riuscendo ad entrare qualche dato, ma il disco comunque non si può più formattare (Impossibile attivare “TM”. (com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter errore 49153).

avete qualche idea?

⟐ Commented gennaio 30, 2021 at 15:47 GMT-7

Apple Disk II Floppy Disk Subsystem: I/O error del disco

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 01:42:28 -0700

Quando accendo l’Apple II+ con inserito nel drive, ad esempio, il diskette DOS 3.3, ma succede lo stesso anche con PRODOS, Pascal, …., il led del drive si accede, il drive “rulla” ma poi si ferma con un I/O error. Quale potrebbe essere un motivo? Come fare ad intervenire e recuperare un pezzo prestigioso del mio sistema Apple?

Solid State Drive: SSD compatibile con "MacBook air MID 2012" 13"

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:07:01 -0700

Salve,

potreste indicarmi un ssd da 128gb adatto per il mio Mac book air mid 2012 da 13”?

Purtroppo ne ho acquistato uno della crucial ma non risulta compatibile…

Numero di serie: C02K41BQDRVF

Grazie

⟐ Edited by author febbraio 29, 2020 at 6:07 GMT-7

Hard Drive: Come posso trovare un adattatore usb per il seagate momentus 5400.3?

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:21:47 -0700

CIao a tutti,

ho un problema: non riesco a trovare un adattatore per collegare l’hard disk del mio vecchio HP Pavillon DV che ha un attacco serial ata ma diverso dal solito:

Sapete dove posso trovare un adattatore usb o anche serial ata classico che possa andare bene per questo hard disk?

Grazie Mille

Luca

⟐ Answer accepted settembre 21, 2018 at 12:21 GMT-7

External Storage: Internamente contiene una porta SerialATA?

Sun, 07 Jun 2015 20:01:30 -0700

Salve, volevo chiedere a riguardo di un hard disk esterno Toshiba di modello HDTB310EK3AA.

Ho intenzione di smontare il case esterno ed utilizzare l'hard disk contenuto come hard disk interno per Xbox 360.

Il modello precedente, HDTB110EK3BA sempre Toshiba, che ho già smontato, all'interno presentava un hard disk SerialATA ed un pezzo rimovibile che convertiva il SerialATA in USB 3.0.

Ciò che vi chiedo è se anche il modello HDTB310EK3AA è composto similmente o, come altri hard disk sempre Toshiba che ho smontato, presenta la porta USB 3.0 saldata direttamente sull'hard disk, rendendo impossibile l'uso come hard disk esterno.

Ve lo chiedo prima di aprirlo perchè, se all'interno non è come SerialATA, aprendolo lo rovinerei inutilmente.

Non sono riuscito a trovare altrove questa informazione, se saprete aiutarmi ve ne sarò grato.

⟐ Answer accepted giugno 07, 2015 at 20:01 GMT-7

Seagate Technology Hard Drive: My hard disk drive keeps pepping but it doesn't show on my computer

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:06:54 -0700

my hard disk drive keeps pepping but it doesn't show on my computer

⟐ Answer edited giugno 29, 2026 at 23:06 GMT-7

WD 4TB My Passport Portable: My barely used WD 4 TB My Passport Ultra spins up up then down

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:49:02 -0700

Based on a suggestion in this forum I twisted my hard drive drive with some rotation in the air. This knocked it out of the 16 clicks then shutoff problem which I was having. Now I'm faced with the issue of the drive spinning up for a few seconds, followed by spinning down the next few subsequent seconds. All the while the white power light is on. I'm unsure what's happening. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also worth noting, it doesn't show on my pc when connected, neither mac nor windows, at any point

⟐ Answer accepted giugno 27, 2026 at 4:49 GMT-7

External M.2 SSD NVMe Enclosure: What is the Compacity limit?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:28:09 -0700

What is the compacity limit? i need one for a 4TB what TB does it cap at?

⟐ Answered giugno 24, 2026 at 19:28 GMT-7

External Storage: Disassembly of Simple Drive Deluxe

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:35:56 -0700

I have a REALLY old SimpleTech Simple Drive Deluxe, and it has stopped being accessible so I'd like to remove the drive from the case (I have a number of adapters for different types of drives) and see if I can still access the data. The drive has 4 deeply-inset screws that appear to be Phillips-head. I just bought an iFixit Essential Electronics toolkit and the largest Phillips head seems to fit (loosened up 2 of the 4 screws) - but I cannot get it to "catch" on the other two.

Any tips?

⟐ Answered giugno 23, 2026 at 20:35 GMT-7

LaCie Minimus: I Won Auction: Cool Gadgets & Heaps of Tangled, Mismatched Cords

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:56:19 -0700

Since moving to Oregon I have longed for the helpful, competent fixer-folks that were in every other open-garage back home. Most have no interest in repair here, others overstate their skills and just brutishly destroy things. Mostly my things. That's not me. My father built and repaired everything and showed me how as he worked. So, I do fix things, however my confidence in electronic repair is timid. I feel I'm a capable, careful, manual reading, proper-tool using gal that respects the directions. I would have been content reading and learning from @oldturkey03's contributions all weekend. My point is, I don't know everything but I can repair things. Having said all that, the tangled nest of the cables here cannot be overstated. I may eventually tease out the matching power cords but I have other things to do and it's my birthday weekend!

Key Problem: I need to download 1.5 Tb of data from a paid data storaGe service to an external drive from the auction before I'm charged another year's subscription fee on Monday.

Question: Can one successfully cut the device plug from the main housing of a 12v power adapter and attach a device plug that seemingly fits? I have a new looking LACie Minimus with no writing at all other than "LACie". No amperage printed either but @oldturkey03 and I believe it to be 5v 2A. What say you? Can it be done without zapping the drive? I don't want to wait and be charged, I also don't want to destroy it if its just impossible. I need to know, given what I've shared, is it possible? And how,, I need that too, lol. Instruction and encouragement is always appreciated. Thank you!

⟐ Answer edited giugno 19, 2026 at 18:56 GMT-7

Lacie petit 500GB n2870 ABY25: Hard drive not recognised

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:49:04 -0700

Hi,

I’ve got a “vintage” LaCie Petit hard drive that I had not plugged in in a while (understand a good 10 years). As I wanted to use it, I found out my latest laptop would not recognise it. I assume this is because an old driver on my hard drive. Any idea how to proceed to be able to reuse it, please?

⟐ Answered giugno 19, 2026 at 1:49 GMT-7

SD Card: Why am I unable to delet pics and videos on my memory card

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:51:13 -0700

Everything is showing up I can send pictures but I I'm not able to delete things its saying SD card error

⟐ Answered giugno 10, 2026 at 3:51 GMT-7

Hard Drive: Is this drive fixed speed SATA III or SATA II capable?

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:12:39 -0700

I have an E6400 with Computrace active in BIOS - 1440x900 Quadro NVS P series Core 2 Duo, so the good one. Absolute confirmed the machine was left active on an old dead subscription and the prior owner dealt with it and confirmed it is ready to be deactivated but the hard drive was pulled. The drive is a WD10SPCX I pulled from a a janky IdeaPad. Will this drive work properly in the E6400 so I can get the agent removed from the machine under XP or Vista Ultimate?

(Yes really, an E6400 licensed for Ultimate and not Business or XP Pro)

⟐ Answer edited giugno 08, 2026 at 19:12 GMT-7

hard drive: Recommendations for where to shred a hard drive?

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:26:30 -0700

I have a small stack of dead hard drives I'd like to have shredded. I've found a few places online that provide that service, but the best quote I got was $10 a drive. I'm curious if anyone has any recommendation of anyone who provides the same service for a cheaper price.

(And I know I could just drill some holes in the drives, which is what I may end up doing, but I like the idea of total information destruction that shredding provides and I like the idea that they'll recycle the remains properly afterwards.)

⟐ Answered maggio 28, 2026 at 11:26 GMT-7

Sandisk USB Stick SDCZ410 64GB: Re-wiring broken connector for data recovery

Thu, 28 May 2026 06:34:05 -0700

This stick has 5 PINS which do not follow normal USB stick convention. I need to resolder a 4 pin USB-A cable to the board and need to know which pins are VCC, GND, D+, and D-,.....I have buzzed out with a meter but come up with nothing except the middle pin pictured is GND ?? go figure...anyone know anything at all about this ? SANDISK will not release any pinouts or schematic

Photo with RED must be the 4 PIN USB A 2.0 connections.....unfortunately it is snapped off the board taking half the tracks with it by the looks. I am locating the same stick to recreate the tracks, connect the 4 x USB wires, and hopefully recover data !!

Thanks everyone for your help !

⟐ Answer edited maggio 28, 2026 at 6:34 GMT-7

Solid State Drive: SSD Suddenly Stopped Working.

Wed, 27 May 2026 16:35:54 -0700

So, upon restarting my laptop, my 2.5" TeamGroup 2TB SSD stopped showing up. It wasn't showing in the BIOS or Windows. Later it started showing up as an unknown device in Windows, and still not at all in the BIOS.

I popped it open to have a look, and the only think I saw that looked out of order were these semi transparent things. They look cracked.

What are these, and could they have caused the problem?

They look like fuses to me, and they are non conductive. There's absolutely no conductivity through them. Just OL with a multimeter.

⟐ Answered maggio 27, 2026 at 16:35 GMT-7

2.5" Toshiba SATA Hard Drive: Why is my hard drive not working if I try to change it to basic

Wed, 27 May 2026 09:31:19 -0700

It says an I/O error

⟐ Answered maggio 27, 2026 at 9:31 GMT-7